News in :90 – March 1, 2019

The Saudi Arabian government announced Friday that the citizenship of Hamza Bin Laden, the son of the late Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden has been revoked.

This decision came after the U.S. announced a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture as part of its “Rewards for Justice Program.”

Hamza bin Laden was named a “specially designated global terrorist” in January 2017.

In national news, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demanded the United States lift all of its sanctions at the second summit meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Trump did not make a deal with Kim Jong Un.

A historic deal was made Thursday with baseball player Bryce Harper. Harper landed a 13 year three hundred and thirty million dollar contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the largest baseball deal in history. Harper spent his whole major league career with the Washington Nationals.

In campus news, you can learn more about the biggest stories this far in the semester with our latest episode of Tommie Media’s Top Stories with anchors Samantha Hoanglong and Kat Barrett.

Click here to watch this week’s episode.

Rae Beaner can be reached at rnbeaner696@stkate.edu.

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